Westpac is set to sell its first green tier two deal later this week, becoming the latest financial name to tap growing demand for labelled subordinated debt.

Swedbank is trailing a data-driven approach to sustainable loan origination that uses technology to automatically generate sustainable lending opportunities.

Shinhan Financial Group sold a Basel III-compliant additional tier one bond with a sustainability label this week, funnelling some of the proceeds from the $500m trade to Covid-19 relief efforts.

The Republic of Chile, until recently a rare issuer in international bond markets, sold its fourth cross-border bond of 2021 on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Latin America sovereign of the year to take advantage of a more liquid 20 year US Treasury to price a benchmark at that maturity.

Europe’s high grade corporate bond market saw an abundance of mandates on Tuesday, suggesting that the bullish hopes from some corners of the banking world for May’s primary market might be fulfilled.

The Pfandbrief market is in the middle of a tumultuous year which includes not only the adoption of the EU's Covered Bond Directive but also digesting the bloc's Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities. Of course, this is all happening against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, which have hit the commercial real estate market that underpins much of the product. Jens Tolckmitt, chief executive of the Association of German Pfandbriefbanks (vdp), spoke to GlobalCapital about how the market has coped.

World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes

Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds

Fund modelled on Romania’s Fondul has $2.4bn of assets

State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating

Shares in company, which manufactures underwater mine disposal drones, have risen by close to 50% this year

Renewables can make Europe’s capital markets less vulnerable to energy price shocks

Trade backed by lease, power purchase agreements as sector navigates regulatory changes

Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months

The DRC has a poor governance record but that doesn't mean things will end in tears for its investors

Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp

The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors

A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week

Issuers of senior debt are under little pressure to print, and can wait

The most successful investment banks must strive for excellence in managing people

Tight price and strong book reported as market awaits geographic breakdown

The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Redwood will be a repeat issuer

Monday evening sale is latest block trade